UPS opens Asia-Pacific hub at Shenzhen's Bao'an airport
By Wang Xiaotian | China Daily | Updated: 2010-02-10 08:04
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With the official opening of its Asia-Pacific hub, UPS is the only logistics and supply chain solutions provider with two hubs in China. Bloomberg News |
UPS launched its inaugural flight at Shenzhen's Bao'an International Airport yesterday, marking the opening of its new intra-Asia hub, replacing operations at the former Clark Air Force Base in the Philippines.
The new UPS Asia-Pacific hub cost an estimated $180 million and its 400 staff will be capable of sorting 18,000 packages an hour, according to UPS. The hub will provide overnight delivery services between Asia-Pacific countries. China, Japan and South Korea now account for more than half of the company's total intra-Asia volume.
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